Recently been in touch with my conveyancing lawyer in Westcombe Park who conducted the legals two years ago asking for a conveyancing costs illustration based on the same type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold property and a freehold property) of almost identical values with a mortgage from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I am now being quoted twice the amount. Should I hunt for an alternative property lawyer?
The quote is fractionally on the expensive side. If you are content to invest time scrutinising quotes you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, assuming were happy with the legal work the firm provided you maycome to regret choosing an an untested conveyancer. Don't forget to be sure that the solicitor can act for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. You can make use of our search tool to choose a Westcombe Park conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Westcombe Park.
It is 10 years ago since I purchased my home in Westcombe Park. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been instructed on the sale but I can't track down the deeds. Is this a major issue?
You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be kept by your lender or they may be in the possession of the lawyers who oversaw the purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors procuring current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Westcombe Park involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Westcombe Park is where the house is located. Can you offer any advice?
Flying freeholds in Westcombe Park are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Westcombe Park you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Westcombe Park may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
What does commercial conveyancing in Westcombe Park cover?
Westcombe Park conveyancing for business premises incorporates a broad array of advice, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. For instance, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.
My brother has encouraged me to appoint his conveyancers in Westcombe Park. Should I find my own property lawyer?
No doubt the ideal way to choose a conveyancing lawyer is to have recommendations from friends or family who have used the conveyancer that you are are thinking of instructing.
I have just discovered that one of the directors of the conveyancing practice handling the purchase conveyancing in Westcombe Park is an aunty of the owners that we are buying from. Is this acceptable?
As long as no conflict arises this should be fine. If you are obtaining a home loan then the bank may have a say as many lenders have specific instructions concerning this. For example for Leeds Building Society as of 1/3/2026, the requirements read as follows :
• a different person deals with the conveyance (i.e. not the borrower or a member of the borrower's immediate family);
• there is no conflict of interest and none arises during the transaction; and
• the Law Society guidelines are followed.